The ceremony of opening the Representative Office in Nha Trang took place on March 13th, 2013. The Russian side was represented at the ceremony by the Director General of the Concern Mr. Konstantin Shilov. The Vietnamese side was represented by the Chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Mr. Nguyen Chien Thang, the Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Navy Nguyen Van Kiem, the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Do Ba Ty, Commanders of Military Districts and other high-ranking military officials.